. >>> brian smith invites us into the tent he is calling home this week. >> this is my side. used to be inflated. but i have slept here the past three days. >> don't let the modest look of the place fool you. by no means is he roughing it. he is not spending time becoming one with nature. >> couple of air mattresses. we have our tv. and some playstations. and it's all powered by a generator. >> reporter: smith is just one among a sea of shoppers, calling the best buy parking lot home. that is, until what many would say is the most intense shopping day of the year. black friday. >> i'm interested in a samsung tv. it's $600 -- actually it's $700 off. >> big savings the reason these campers have set up camp. all ready to snag the doorbuster deal. >> i'm here for two tvs, blu-ray player, external hard drive, extra ram for my computer. >> makeshift tent community it's not so much about where you stand in line but where you cope why your chair. >> keeping in touch with the people around us so they know what position we are and they know where we are. >> spending the thanksgiving ho